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Getting to Crazy
Commentators seem shocked at Republican unreasonableness as a debt default looms, but it is the end result of a process that has lasted decades.There are no adults among the Republicans. -
Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
Subjects were more likely to remember information that they would not be able to retrieve from a computer.The structure that relates the facts is not in the computer. -
Study of Alpha Male Baboons Shows It’s Stressful at the Top
Alpha males may hold power and attract females, but a study of baboon troops in Kenya shows they also have very high levels of stress.Betas do well enough and get more of life. -
The Republicans' Flirtation With Anarchy
Anarchy does not flirt. Seduction is the process.
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Rebekah Brooks Resigns From Murdoch’s British Subsidiary
After days of mounting pressure, the embattled chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, announced on Friday that she had resigned.Good. Sell. -
Death and Budgets
Much of the budget mess may stem from a deep cultural antipathy toward recognizing our own mortality.David Brooks gets it wrong again. -
Out of Poverty, Family-Style
Lists and peers. Direction is easy.
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Imprelis Herbicide Suspected in Tree Deaths
The product, Imprelis, was hailed as environmentally friendly but is now a suspect in thousands of fallen trees.Ban it. It is too effective and stable. -
Protesters Get Creative in Post-Soviet Nations
Street politics have lost their relevance in many former Soviet countries, as the political opposition has withered away. But innovative forms of protest are popping up.Well, what do they hope to get besides better? -
U.S. Recognizes Rebels in Libya
The move allows the United States to fund the opposition with some of the assets frozen in American banks.Wrong. It is their money now.
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Google+ Gets a Leg Up on Facebook
Google+, Google’s social network, has easy-to-use privacy controls and allows video chats with as many as 10 people.Better is not yet good. -
Food Makers Push Back on Ads for Children
As pressure increases on the food industry to fight childhood obesity, a group of food makers suggested guidelines that are short of nutritional standards proposed by regulators.Ban the whole mess.There are other things that can support television. -
U.S. Recognizes Rebels in Libya
The move allows the United States to fund the opposition with some of the assets frozen in American banks.The mercenaries should be getting stressed. -
California to Require Gay History in Schools
California will become the first state to require public schools to include the works of gays and lesbians in social science instruction and in textbooks.Probably a useful addition. -
Google Earnings Top Wall Street Expectations
The company’s stock price rose in after-hours trading following the results, which were the first under Larry Page as chief executive.The stock holders are nervous about Larry Paige.He may be a bad fiduciary. -
Outlaws Make Better Lunches
The catalyst for a crackdown on food trucks in Manhattan was the recent explosion of high-end vendors in Midtown.High end does not work. Bazaar food works. Making people sick is death on the business. -
The Start-Up of You
This is not your parents’ job market. Workers need to be able to invent, adapt and reinvent their jobs every day.That is not a job. That is servitude. -
MyDPuerto Rico
The Republicans are in control. Things are getting worse.
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Battle Lines Etched on Marines' Faces
A twinkle in the eye, gone. A smirk, less cocky. An alert gaze, averted.Veterans. War does show. -
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ - Review
Childhood ends with tears and howls and swirls of smoke, the shock of mortality and bittersweet smiles in the grave, deeply satisfying final movie in the “Harry Potter” series.
Films are their own creation. Enjoy them for themselves.
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